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he thinks george w. bush was doing it right. and that's where he wants to take the country and the world, back to the george w. bush way of doing things. >> so what if the guy threw a eschew at me? >> the fact is simply this, that being the president of the united states is not just a domestic management position that the romney campaign might wish it were. the president of the united states is in fact important to the rest of the world. in fact, for citizens in many countries, he may have more direct life or death decision making power over them than he does over americans. because he's less fettered by congress and federalism as his role in commander in chief. that means the world tour of an americankened dt for president is not just a beauty pageant. very well might not matter in terms of the vote count back home in november, but a president or presidential candidate's presence overseas is substantive. and mitt romney's decision to embrace the george w. bush version of american foreign policy might give america watchers pause
he thinks george w. bush was doing it right. and that's where he wants to take the country and the world, back to the george w. bush way of doing things. >> so what if the guy threw a eschew at me? >> the fact is simply this, that being the president of the united states is not just a domestic management position that the romney campaign might wish it were. the president of the united states is in fact important to the rest of the world. in fact, for citizens in many countries, he...
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the impact of george w. bush in the election. obama wants to make it about that. >> i don't think i ever heard governor romney talk about the bush administration. i don't think we ever will. there are concerns picking rob portman. >> shameless plugs around the table. beth. >> i'll plug our coverage. you go there and sign up for updates and we'll keep you updated. >> yes, "national journal" drives the hill. >> i want to say hi to my family in massachusetts. my shameless plug is michael nutter is a former client of mine. >> exportnow.com. manage their chinese e-commerce from the desk. they run it like e-bay or amazon platform. >> thank you to our panel. that is it for this edition of "the daily rundown." i'll still here before the goat comes back. "jansing & company" is coming up next. be well. >>> here is a look at the business travel forecast. thunderstorms will be a problem today. we will see numerous big cities with a chance of storms. that could mean airport delays. thunderstorms in boston and hartford and washington, d.c. and
the impact of george w. bush in the election. obama wants to make it about that. >> i don't think i ever heard governor romney talk about the bush administration. i don't think we ever will. there are concerns picking rob portman. >> shameless plugs around the table. beth. >> i'll plug our coverage. you go there and sign up for updates and we'll keep you updated. >> yes, "national journal" drives the hill. >> i want to say hi to my family in...
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going back over the last ten years, since george w. bush forged a very close relationship with former british prime minister tony blair, with whom he was not an ideological soul mate. here was an opportunity for mitt romney and david cameron, peas in a pod politically, both conservatives to try and establish some kind of alliance that could take them both forward. and instead, mitt romney has found himself causing david cameron to come out and push back on this issue of the olympics, because as chris ship knows, better i think than any of us, david cameron's own credibility is at stake over the success or failure of these olympic games. >> well, let's look at romney trying to clean up the mess. but i do want to remind our viewers here in the states of what david cameron did to take a shot at him in the morning. let's take a look at this morning on the "today" show, our big morning show here. mitt romney tried to end the static he had stirred up with a "nightly news" interview he did with brian williams. he did it by complimenting now.
going back over the last ten years, since george w. bush forged a very close relationship with former british prime minister tony blair, with whom he was not an ideological soul mate. here was an opportunity for mitt romney and david cameron, peas in a pod politically, both conservatives to try and establish some kind of alliance that could take them both forward. and instead, mitt romney has found himself causing david cameron to come out and push back on this issue of the olympics, because as...
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bush tried to push through? it is not. it is not different from what george w. bush tried to push through. lower taxes, fewer regulations, more domestic energy production, promises of deficit reduction that are overwhelmed by increased defense spending and reduced tax revenues and panting rhetoric about economic freedom pretty much defined the bush administration's economic policy. and how did that economic policy work out? it was a disaster. this graph is by david leon hart of the "the new york times." it looks at five-year growth periods since 1955. the two periods that span the bush years are '01 to oectionz 06 and 2010, coming in dead last. the jobs graph was much better. this graph from the center for american progress compares job growth under bush's business cycle and under the preceding business cycles and gives bush a handicap. it doesn't count '08 when the financial crisis and recession begin. but even with the handicap, the bush years again perform poorly. you see them there on the right? they're the small bars. and note that the graph, again, it ends
bush tried to push through? it is not. it is not different from what george w. bush tried to push through. lower taxes, fewer regulations, more domestic energy production, promises of deficit reduction that are overwhelmed by increased defense spending and reduced tax revenues and panting rhetoric about economic freedom pretty much defined the bush administration's economic policy. and how did that economic policy work out? it was a disaster. this graph is by david leon hart of the "the...
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this brings to mind a foreign policy pop quiz that george w. bush faced in 2000. a local tv reporter in boston started peppering him with questions about the names of foreign leaders. he flubbed it, he couldn't rather remember a few. this isn't quite the same effect but it is troublesome for somebody who travels, has been the governor and who in the moment seems to be speaking the truth of what he saw. >> joe scarborough and former governor howard dean weighed in this morning as well. here's what he said. >> what's he going to do in israel? look around and go -- >> i'm a tad bit worried about the trip to israel. >> the palestinians should have all of jerusalem and what's he going to do in poland? say hitler was right? >> this is a disastrous trip from one end to the other. do i think he'll recover? probably. but this is probably the worst trip that any presidential candidate has taken. >> robert, worst trip ever? will he recover? >> of course he will recover. let's put this in context. yes, he's running for president of the united states, it's a very important job
this brings to mind a foreign policy pop quiz that george w. bush faced in 2000. a local tv reporter in boston started peppering him with questions about the names of foreign leaders. he flubbed it, he couldn't rather remember a few. this isn't quite the same effect but it is troublesome for somebody who travels, has been the governor and who in the moment seems to be speaking the truth of what he saw. >> joe scarborough and former governor howard dean weighed in this morning as well....
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bush tried to push through? it is not. it is not different from what george w. bush tried to push through. lower taxes, fewer regulations, more domestic energy production, promises of deficit reduction that are overwhelmed by increased defense spending and tax revenues and panting rhetoric about economic freedom pretty much defined the bush administration's economic policy. and how did that economic policy work out? it was a disaster. this graph is by david leeanheart of the new york times. the two periods that span the bush years, '01-'05 and '06 to 2010, they come in dead last. the jobs picture wasn't any better. this compares job growth under bush's business cycle with job growth under the preceding cycles and gives bush a handicap. doesn't count '08 when the financial crisis and recession began, but even when the handicap, the bush years performed poorly. see that on the right, they are the small bars. note the graph again. it ends before the financial crisis. a financial crisis that is at least partially attributed to the let the banks do whatever they want
bush tried to push through? it is not. it is not different from what george w. bush tried to push through. lower taxes, fewer regulations, more domestic energy production, promises of deficit reduction that are overwhelmed by increased defense spending and tax revenues and panting rhetoric about economic freedom pretty much defined the bush administration's economic policy. and how did that economic policy work out? it was a disaster. this graph is by david leeanheart of the new york times. the...
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that puts him a hair under where george w. bush was at this point in his presidency at 47.9. now, bush, of course, beat john kerry in a close race to win his second term. he won by 3 million votes. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the shooting rampage in colorado seared in our mind, names like virginia tech, jonesboro, arkansas, columbine. these tragedies never lead to tougher gun control ever. there's a horrific incident, gun control advocates plead their case, make noise for awhile and then the issue fades away. tom's son daniel was killed in the columbine shooting 13 years ago. since then he's become a gun control advocate founding the group cease-fire colorado. mark halperin is in touch with politics, an msnbc senior analyst. let me go to mr. mouser. i can only have sympathy for you, sir, i can't imagine the loss of a son. that stays with you every moment of your life. why does the need for gun control -- i remember the first time i wrote a congressman, my life was when johnny carson said write your congressman. the only time he ever asked, after bobby
that puts him a hair under where george w. bush was at this point in his presidency at 47.9. now, bush, of course, beat john kerry in a close race to win his second term. he won by 3 million votes. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the shooting rampage in colorado seared in our mind, names like virginia tech, jonesboro, arkansas, columbine. these tragedies never lead to tougher gun control ever. there's a horrific incident, gun control advocates plead their...
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but compare that to his father who released 12 year of tax returns and george w. bush, who released 17 years worth of financial details. having offered a bare minimum, we then learned that mr. romney asked for an extension, which means we're unlikely to learn anything about that until just before or after the election. he seems to want to live by the letter of the law, but not by spirit. here's how he put it when talking about his tax returns this year. >> i pay all the tacks that are legal taxes that are legally required and not a dollar more. >> i pay all the taxes that are legally required. eugene robinson put it so eloquently, in making his money, romney appears to take every imaginable inch that the law arguably allows. but slowly and surely, we started to learn more about this candidate's investments. that he had swiss bank accounts. that he's placeded money offshore in the cayman islands and now, we're learning about an offshore company in bermuda called high yield asset investors limited, that has been invisible for almost 15 years. who knows what else we'
but compare that to his father who released 12 year of tax returns and george w. bush, who released 17 years worth of financial details. having offered a bare minimum, we then learned that mr. romney asked for an extension, which means we're unlikely to learn anything about that until just before or after the election. he seems to want to live by the letter of the law, but not by spirit. here's how he put it when talking about his tax returns this year. >> i pay all the tacks that are...
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that puts him a hair under where george w. bush was at this point in his presidency at 47.9. now, bush, of course, beat john kerry in a close race to win his second term. he won by 3 million votes. we'll be right back. still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have any sudde
that puts him a hair under where george w. bush was at this point in his presidency at 47.9. now, bush, of course, beat john kerry in a close race to win his second term. he won by 3 million votes. we'll be right back. still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the...
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you certainly because of his position on gay rights, were not a fan of george w. bush. there was the war, two wars, several other issues, to say the least, but you're watching, you write in your book you're watching the state of the union address, you lived in the states on and off, you've had a home in atlanta, you're watching the 2003 state of the union address. tell me about your reactions to watching george w. bush announcing the billions of dollars that he was going to ask for to be appropriated for global aids. >> i remember jumping up and punching the air but also, at the same time, feeling that i swallowed a boiled egg. i couldn't believe it. it was just a wonderful, again, a pivotal turning point in the treatment of aids people throughout the world. and when i got my kennedy center honor and spent some time with him and rumsfeld and condoleezza rice and colin powell backstage at the interval of the concert, we had a wonderful ten minutes of conversation. he was very informed about aids. i wasn't on the same political, you know, page as him. i didn't agree with
you certainly because of his position on gay rights, were not a fan of george w. bush. there was the war, two wars, several other issues, to say the least, but you're watching, you write in your book you're watching the state of the union address, you lived in the states on and off, you've had a home in atlanta, you're watching the 2003 state of the union address. tell me about your reactions to watching george w. bush announcing the billions of dollars that he was going to ask for to be...
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>> i can't imagine george w. bush doing this. i can't imagine that. he had some sophistication about foreign affairs. this is shocking to me. >> krystal, this is one of those days where i have to say i appreciate the spirit of the british press. they are willing to step right up there and say what they mean. >> yeah. and you grabbed some amazing material. when i was prepping for this segment, i could have gone on for hours because there were so many fantastic tweets and quotes and headlines and so much material to work with. but honestly for mitt romney, there were essentially two goals for this trip, right? to sort of run around looking vaguely presidential and to sort of slyly remind people of his own olympic success. and in one day he's managed to kill both of those things by insulting everyone and looking the opposite of presidential. looking like he can't even handle, you know, the relationship that should have been the easiest, going to the olympics, going to our friends. it really is an incredible thing. it also reminded me when he was offered
>> i can't imagine george w. bush doing this. i can't imagine that. he had some sophistication about foreign affairs. this is shocking to me. >> krystal, this is one of those days where i have to say i appreciate the spirit of the british press. they are willing to step right up there and say what they mean. >> yeah. and you grabbed some amazing material. when i was prepping for this segment, i could have gone on for hours because there were so many fantastic tweets and quotes...
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. >>> some hollywood love for george w. bush from debra messing. she praised bush for his work against aids. >>> in a conference call, "newsweek" announced it may stop printing the magazine by the end of the year. established in 1933 and its stories, analysis and commentary will continue online. >>> roseanne barr went a little too far in a tweet criticizing chick-fil-a restaurants for opposing same-sex marriage. barr's tweet said in part that people who eat at chick-fil-a deserve to "get the cancer that is sure to come from eating torture-filled chickens." >>> hooere is your "first look"t how wall street is going to open the day. the dow opens up at 12,676. the s&p was down a fraction. the nasdaq fell eight. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei rose 77 points. >>> the worst news came from zynga, slashing its 2012 outlook and badly missed earnings estimates. it plunged as much as 40% after hours. investors fear a ripple effect for facebook when it delivers its first earnings report today, the social network, which get
. >>> some hollywood love for george w. bush from debra messing. she praised bush for his work against aids. >>> in a conference call, "newsweek" announced it may stop printing the magazine by the end of the year. established in 1933 and its stories, analysis and commentary will continue online. >>> roseanne barr went a little too far in a tweet criticizing chick-fil-a restaurants for opposing same-sex marriage. barr's tweet said in part that people who eat...
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george w. bush released eight years of tax returns. bill clinton eight years. ronald reagan at least six years. romney -- willard romney, just two years. even his father when he was running for president, george romney, released 12 years. so it's the appearance that you're not being transparent. >> right. what's really remarkable about this is that mitt romney very well could become president and he could do it while going through less of a vetting than his own nominees will go through. you know, you can't be a deputy assistant secretary at the department of transportation giving up the amount of information that he's giving up. so -- and i don't think he's going to be able to get away with only releasing this one year. but we don't know what's in those returns. maybe he made the calculation what's in those returns is so damaging politically to him he'd rather take this heat. maybe he took some tax amnesty a couple years ago and that's why he doesn't want to do it. >> but, ryan, when you look at that and i'm stepping on your answer, but i need to ask you this.
george w. bush released eight years of tax returns. bill clinton eight years. ronald reagan at least six years. romney -- willard romney, just two years. even his father when he was running for president, george romney, released 12 years. so it's the appearance that you're not being transparent. >> right. what's really remarkable about this is that mitt romney very well could become president and he could do it while going through less of a vetting than his own nominees will go through....
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that puts him a hair under where george w. bush was at this point in his presidency at 47.9. bush, of course, beat john kerry in a close race to win his second term. he won by 3 million votes. we'll be right back. ust too har" then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. is now within your grasp with the e-trade 360 investing dashboard. e-trade 360 is the world's first investing homepage that shows you where all your investments are and what they're doing with free streaming quotes, news, analysis and even your trade ticket. everything exactly the way you want it, all on one page. transform your investing with the e-trade 360 investing dashboard. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the shooting rampage in colorado seared in our mind, names like virginia tech, jonesboro, arkansas,
that puts him a hair under where george w. bush was at this point in his presidency at 47.9. bush, of course, beat john kerry in a close race to win his second term. he won by 3 million votes. we'll be right back. ust too har" then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in...
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george w. bush had something to prove to the nation and to himself and to his father, when he evaded iraq. i mean you don't have to get too heavy into the psycho babl to see the draw and lure of war men ve been drawn by. eisenhower had won world war ii, conquered, liberated europe. teddy roosevelt an interesting example. got war out of his system by charging up san juan hills. he was the ultimate war lover. he was almost crazy about it. but he got it out of his system by doing it himself. when he became president he was not -- we talked about speak softly but carry a big stick, he believed in power but he didn't rush. he was not des trait praits to rush into a war because he proved himself. >> let's talk about woodrow wilson and world war i. how did he respond to world war i? >> slowly. and moved toward engagement, involvement, in a way that was driven by a high-minded ideology that america having preserved itself and he was a conflicted southerner, that's redundant. >> yes. >> sometimes. >> th
george w. bush had something to prove to the nation and to himself and to his father, when he evaded iraq. i mean you don't have to get too heavy into the psycho babl to see the draw and lure of war men ve been drawn by. eisenhower had won world war ii, conquered, liberated europe. teddy roosevelt an interesting example. got war out of his system by charging up san juan hills. he was the ultimate war lover. he was almost crazy about it. but he got it out of his system by doing it himself. when...
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george w. bush did it as a candidate but then went several years without showing up at the naacp as president. >> yes, he did. i remember. he went in 2000 and never appeared again. >> yeah. i think -- i at tend he may have appeared at the naacp group. yeah, you are right. basically, though, a lot of antipathy built up over the years because of that. romney is making the outreach. he gets points for that. he also is running against the first black president. and so the fact he shows up as important. he made good points. i thought the idea of school choice is a great issue to go after the black vote with because democrats are tied to the futures union, opposed to anything involved in choice. rank and file, black folks like it. the problem was, you know, once again, he had the words but not the music. i think -- you know. in that way he -- he didn't win a lot of black votes today. >> part of romney's problem is, one, he's mitt romney. also, he's the presumptive nominee of a party that by generally
george w. bush did it as a candidate but then went several years without showing up at the naacp as president. >> yes, he did. i remember. he went in 2000 and never appeared again. >> yeah. i think -- i at tend he may have appeared at the naacp group. yeah, you are right. basically, though, a lot of antipathy built up over the years because of that. romney is making the outreach. he gets points for that. he also is running against the first black president. and so the fact he shows...
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going back over the last ten years, since george w. bush forged a very close relationship with former british prime minister tony blair, with whom he was not an ideological soul mate. here was an opportunity for mitt romney and david cameron, peas in a pod politically, both conservatives to try and establish some kind of alliance that could take them both forward. and instead, mitt romney has found himself causing david cameron to come out and push back on this issue of the olympics, because as chris ship knows, better i think than any of us, david cameron's own credibility is at stake over the success or failure of these olympic games. >> well, let's look at romney trying to clean up the mess. but i do want to remind our viewer here is in the states of what david cameron did to take a shot at him in the morning. let's take a look at this morning on the today show, our big morning show here. mitt romney tried to end the static he had stirred up with a "nightly news" interview he did with brian williams. he did it by complimenting now.
going back over the last ten years, since george w. bush forged a very close relationship with former british prime minister tony blair, with whom he was not an ideological soul mate. here was an opportunity for mitt romney and david cameron, peas in a pod politically, both conservatives to try and establish some kind of alliance that could take them both forward. and instead, mitt romney has found himself causing david cameron to come out and push back on this issue of the olympics, because as...
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george w. bush spent all or part of 490 days at his ranch in texas over eight years in office. not to mention the 487 days at camp david according to knoller. ronald reagan spent almost a year near santa barbara. in her book "reagan: an american story" adriana bosh talked about something earlier in their time at the white house. deever found the president doing inspecting his schedule which the president lamented didn't include ranch time. deever said that was because of the press being critical of his time outside of washington. his answer. you can tell me a lot of things and i'll do them. but you're not going to tell me the more i get to the ranch. i'm convinced the more auch often i get to the ranch the longer i live. i'm going to the ranch. you can put it in there now. being on vacation doesn't mean the same thing to a president or presidential candidate to the rest of us fop have the job is to always be plugged in or ready to take a call or make a decision. the black briefcase with the launch codes never more than a few feet away from a president. which is why no one shoul
george w. bush spent all or part of 490 days at his ranch in texas over eight years in office. not to mention the 487 days at camp david according to knoller. ronald reagan spent almost a year near santa barbara. in her book "reagan: an american story" adriana bosh talked about something earlier in their time at the white house. deever found the president doing inspecting his schedule which the president lamented didn't include ranch time. deever said that was because of the press...
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reminds me it didn't work -- actually work quite well for george h. w. bush, attacking michael dukakis' jobs record in massachusetts saying he claimed there was a massachusetts miracle, it wasn't living up to -- to -- to the numbers. same things with bain capital here. if he is running as somebody who create jobs, we found real humans who lost their jobs because of decisions he made. make it so people don't trust him to build the economy and then they are given a choice for president they are toll rating and somebody who can't be trusted to reverse the trend. >> so okay, i want to pick up with something it is kind of an x factor that few people are talking about. you, dave, have in a recent post how the third party can have a major impact even with just a few votes. you cite the elections with both al gore and john mccain. talk about that and how third party candidates can swing the electoral college. >> well, if we are looking at an election where the incumbent is trying to disqualify the challenger, part of that -- people are just going to be dissatisf
reminds me it didn't work -- actually work quite well for george h. w. bush, attacking michael dukakis' jobs record in massachusetts saying he claimed there was a massachusetts miracle, it wasn't living up to -- to -- to the numbers. same things with bain capital here. if he is running as somebody who create jobs, we found real humans who lost their jobs because of decisions he made. make it so people don't trust him to build the economy and then they are given a choice for president they are...
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bush? who in the past, is it george herbert walker bush and ronald reagan? what's your role model for what a good vice president should be. is it joe biden? >> i haven't really given that a lot of thought or studied the dynamic or synergies between the vice president and the president in years gone past. i would want to give that some thought and give you a more thoughtful answer but just off the cuff, i would say if you look at the relationship that ronald reagan had with george bush, h.w. bush, that seemed to be a healthy, dynamic and constructive relationship. i'm sure there are others. but just off the cuff, that would be one that would be worth further review and study. seems they had a good relationship and good partnership. >> people are talking about senator portman, one of your colleagues, because of ohio and the importance of ohio. clearly minnesota is not considered a swing state here. the last time it actually voted for a republican -- >> 1972 is the answer. it's the longest unbroken streak of voting for democrat of any state in the nation, inclu
bush? who in the past, is it george herbert walker bush and ronald reagan? what's your role model for what a good vice president should be. is it joe biden? >> i haven't really given that a lot of thought or studied the dynamic or synergies between the vice president and the president in years gone past. i would want to give that some thought and give you a more thoughtful answer but just off the cuff, i would say if you look at the relationship that ronald reagan had with george bush,...
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w. bush which brought about the whole economic crisis. >> let me ask about the tax cuts expiring. my position in the senate democrats is the gop pledge, obviously not to vote to raise taxes, can be gotten around by letting the tax cuts expire on january 1st and then vote on a tax cut for those who make less than 2$250,000 a year. let me play for you what minority leader mitch mcconnell said. >> democrats in congress are now saying that they would rather see taxes go up on every american at the end of the year than let about 1 million businesses keep what they earn now. >> is he right and where do you see showdown going? >> no, he is not right. we will have a vote next week. it will give 100% of the people a tax break on the first $250,000 of income. beyond that, if you are over that, your income over that is taxed at the bill clinton rates. those rates were fair and just. those rates led us to 23 million jobs created and a surplus instead of deficits. mitch mcconnell should join hands wi
w. bush which brought about the whole economic crisis. >> let me ask about the tax cuts expiring. my position in the senate democrats is the gop pledge, obviously not to vote to raise taxes, can be gotten around by letting the tax cuts expire on january 1st and then vote on a tax cut for those who make less than 2$250,000 a year. let me play for you what minority leader mitch mcconnell said. >> democrats in congress are now saying that they would rather see taxes go up on every...
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bush institute jim glassman, george w. bush institute out with its first book "the 4% solution" unleashing the economic growth america needs. we'll talk about that in one minute you brought a sign with you dave walker. www.10 million a minute.com. it's not the debt clock. if you add the total liabilities and unfunded promises for social security when we roll the tour, 70, 410, 400, 000, 000. the u.s. in the hole $70 trillion. the debt clock doesn't take it all in, the unfunded social security mandate, unfunded medicare mandate. >> it doesn't take it unfunded pensions, retiree health care for civilians and military, the things that governor scott walker had to deal with. the real problem at the federal, state and local level not what's on the ballot sheet, it's what's off the balance sheet. we have huge promises that need to be restructured and outdated tax system -- >> we've been talking about this for years. in 2004 after i wrote a book in 2004, actually criticizing george w. bush and democrats for not doing what they nee
bush institute jim glassman, george w. bush institute out with its first book "the 4% solution" unleashing the economic growth america needs. we'll talk about that in one minute you brought a sign with you dave walker. www.10 million a minute.com. it's not the debt clock. if you add the total liabilities and unfunded promises for social security when we roll the tour, 70, 410, 400, 000, 000. the u.s. in the hole $70 trillion. the debt clock doesn't take it all in, the unfunded social...
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and george w. bush won't be there either. remember his offcamera endorsement of romney from behind a pair of closing elevator doors? well, this is no surprise. the bush/cheney years left a smoldering mess. alicia and chrystia, let me ask you quickly. what do you think about bush and cheney not showing up contrasting with clinton giving the primetime speech? >> it means the toxicity hasn't worn off. they are staying away as much for themselves as for the party. >> you know, i think it also shows something quite surprising for me about the top republicans. and we saw this in the cheney/palin fight that broke out. they are known for being the well organized, unified team. and i've been surprised at the level of public bickering we've seen into the campaign. this should be an election easy for the republicans to win. the economy after all is incredibly weak. >> the fact that bill clinton and barack obama is going to give this picture of unity and bush and cheney cannot do that, clearly gives an advantage to the president. but do
and george w. bush won't be there either. remember his offcamera endorsement of romney from behind a pair of closing elevator doors? well, this is no surprise. the bush/cheney years left a smoldering mess. alicia and chrystia, let me ask you quickly. what do you think about bush and cheney not showing up contrasting with clinton giving the primetime speech? >> it means the toxicity hasn't worn off. they are staying away as much for themselves as for the party. >> you know, i think...
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w. don't you think? are you loyal to the country? is it disloyal to send money overseas and try to make more money after getting the fruits of this land in your back pocket? we don't know the answer to a lot of these questions, but another supporter gave us insight into the republican mindset when it comes to the rich and paying taxes. good old south carolina senator lindsey graham was asked by the huffington post for his opinion on mitt romney's offshore tax havens. this is what the senator said. it's really american to avoid paying taxes. legally, as long as it was legal, i'm okay with it. i don't blame anybody for using the tax codes to their advantage. it's a game we play. every american tries to find a way to get the most deductions they can. i see nothing wrong with playing the game because we set it up to be a game. >> really? gosh, senator, you don't sound like a guy who's been audited by the internal revenue service. when i was audited by the irs, that son of a gun wasn't playin
w. don't you think? are you loyal to the country? is it disloyal to send money overseas and try to make more money after getting the fruits of this land in your back pocket? we don't know the answer to a lot of these questions, but another supporter gave us insight into the republican mindset when it comes to the rich and paying taxes. good old south carolina senator lindsey graham was asked by the huffington post for his opinion on mitt romney's offshore tax havens. this is what the senator...
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w. i'm joined by steve bennett, political contributor and producer for "the rachel maddow show." let me ask you a question straight up. does concern over mitt romney's finances resonate with the voters in ohio? because the message that romney's trying to get through is things are much worse now for you than they were four years ago. what do you think they're thinking there? >> i think mitt romney is a tough case to make. e spshlly with the new revelations. i imagine a lot of hard working class folks in ohio are looking at mitt romney saying i don't know anyone with a swiss bank account. i don't know anyone who stashes their cash in secret bohemian corporations and cayman islands. this is something that makes it more difficult for mitt romney to connect with voters, to relate to their concerns. and while it's true that mitt romney is in a position to say the economy is not yet good, it's especially tough to make that sale in ohio where job creation has been strong and unemployment rate ha
w. i'm joined by steve bennett, political contributor and producer for "the rachel maddow show." let me ask you a question straight up. does concern over mitt romney's finances resonate with the voters in ohio? because the message that romney's trying to get through is things are much worse now for you than they were four years ago. what do you think they're thinking there? >> i think mitt romney is a tough case to make. e spshlly with the new revelations. i imagine a lot of...
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he still hasn't appeared with former president george w. bush on the campaign trail yet. peter alexander is covering the romney campaign and joins us now. peter, what do we know about this event tonight out there in wyoming? we heard that foster freeze will be out there, liz cheney, what is the campaign going for out there? >> who you will see will be dick cheney for first time opening up his home for the romney fund-raiser tonight, expected to raise roughly $2 million which luke, in itself, is historic. most money raised at a fund-raiser in wyoming state history it is being reported right now. the people you are not going to see there tonight no karl rove, condoleezza rice, the head of a private equity firm and another beef executive, beef company executive expected to be there as well. what this really says more than anything else, it says a lot about this relationship between dick cheney and mitt romney. and in some ways it is the passing of the torch. dick cheney is the living thread of -- for four of the last five republican presidencies. in the words of liz cheney t
he still hasn't appeared with former president george w. bush on the campaign trail yet. peter alexander is covering the romney campaign and joins us now. peter, what do we know about this event tonight out there in wyoming? we heard that foster freeze will be out there, liz cheney, what is the campaign going for out there? >> who you will see will be dick cheney for first time opening up his home for the romney fund-raiser tonight, expected to raise roughly $2 million which luke, in...
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he can say anything, but what he said is he plans to return to the same policies that george w. bush advanced during his eight years that were one of the most stagnant players. drive trillion that will go to the top 1%. these are the trickle down philosophies that didn't get us anywhere and didn't promise much for the future. >> to get us off of the unemployment. >> that are would be nice. >> we were showing the viewers on that last full screen, we have been oscillating the range and if we expect that same space for the next few months, around 8%, does it make things easier for mitt romney, things are simply not working. >> for does and to a certain extent this is the responsibility of the obama campaign. he's in ohio and ohio's unemployment rate is well under the national average in the six range. >> 7.3. >> 7.3, okay. in virginia it's way down in the 5.5% elf range or something. there places where the policies made a huge impact. in my district we add 3,000 new jobs at the ford facilities this year. we have a general electric appliance. more than 1,000 new jobs. there places w
he can say anything, but what he said is he plans to return to the same policies that george w. bush advanced during his eight years that were one of the most stagnant players. drive trillion that will go to the top 1%. these are the trickle down philosophies that didn't get us anywhere and didn't promise much for the future. >> to get us off of the unemployment. >> that are would be nice. >> we were showing the viewers on that last full screen, we have been oscillating the...
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george w. bush, a guy who is very likable one-on-one just doesn't like politics. and mitt romney has been showing that he doesn't have the touch. he's picked great britain, israel and poland, three countries that have three different completely different reasons to not like barack obama and to embrace mitt romney and he seemed to bungle those three trips. >> yeah, it's true, joe. i think your point is very well taken. people like politicians who seem to like what they're doing, who are having a good time, who can drag them along and say, come on, this is going to be fun, we're going to turn the country around. i think both candidates do lack that. they almost seem strained when they're out campaigning, like they're being forced to take their medicine. that's a very, very important point. second, this is august and you say will they remember these one incident, two incidents from this trip? it begins to pile up. after a while they just say, god, what's going on here? and the candidate almost becomes a caricature and i think mitt romney is not quite there yet but fa
george w. bush, a guy who is very likable one-on-one just doesn't like politics. and mitt romney has been showing that he doesn't have the touch. he's picked great britain, israel and poland, three countries that have three different completely different reasons to not like barack obama and to embrace mitt romney and he seemed to bungle those three trips. >> yeah, it's true, joe. i think your point is very well taken. people like politicians who seem to like what they're doing, who are...
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it's not like the enthusiasm for george w. bush. >>> stay with us. the day's top lines are coming up. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. >>> clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right. here are today's top lines. >> if i were to loan you this to display here at the white house -- >> this will never go up in the white house. >> oh, it looks good on you though. >> my speculation about who mitt romney will choose as running mate, so it's fair to ask. >> that's a clown question, bro. >> a guy named joe biden. >> america runs on dunkin'. >> about dogs on top of cars, bain capital, bank account in the caymans. >> is it your belief that it's unpatriotic for someone to have a swiss bank account? >> if you are running for president is that the american people know and that you're an open book. >> should he release the tax returns? >> i would. >> that's been true of every presidential candidating back to mr. romney's father. >> i've had to face some hard truths tonight, billy
it's not like the enthusiasm for george w. bush. >>> stay with us. the day's top lines are coming up. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. >>> clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right. here are today's top lines. >> if i were to loan you this to display here at the white house -- >> this will never go up in the white house. >> oh, it looks good on you though. >> my...
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president george w. bush grabbed 11% of voters in '04. mccain just got 4% in '08. when we're looking at governor romney and what he might be able to get is it that space that comes into play in the african-american vote? >> it is that space in the percentage and the space on the numbers. obviously in 2008, the african-american community, not only a big margin. they had a huge turnout because they were so excited to vote for barack obama the first time. you fast forward four years later and talk about the economy and some things that mitt romney has done and the turnout numbers may not be as large as sheer volume. percentages would probably be about the same. there's key states that could make a big difference. >> 40% of the new voters in '08 were african-americans. so the challenge here is you are intimating to get them back to the polls. >> it's going to be very hard to repeat that. >> april, chris, chip, thank you to all of you. >>> a clash over pay and vice president joe biden's hometown of scranton as the mayor cuts the pay of city workers, including firefighte
president george w. bush grabbed 11% of voters in '04. mccain just got 4% in '08. when we're looking at governor romney and what he might be able to get is it that space that comes into play in the african-american vote? >> it is that space in the percentage and the space on the numbers. obviously in 2008, the african-american community, not only a big margin. they had a huge turnout because they were so excited to vote for barack obama the first time. you fast forward four years later...
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mitt romney and republicans who want to take us back to the economic policies of george w. bush, or president obama who has led to 28 consecutive months of job growth. as a former governor of massachusetts said, it takes a while to get things turned around. it takes longer when one party doesn't want to turn things around at all. where want to know what you think. are the disappointing job numbers because of president obama's policies or gop obstruction? text a for president obama's policies, text b for gop ubstrugz to 622639. or go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. i'll bring you the results later in the show. i'm joined by richard wolf. richard, have republicans boxed in president obama by preventing any jobs legislation from passing? they have been clearly obstructionests. >> they have, and they have from the start, but you know, you get tactical success, that doesn't mean that you're dealing with the problems you're elected to solve or in fact you're going to win strategically in political terms. i would like to draw a comparison in events we felt strongly about which was in
mitt romney and republicans who want to take us back to the economic policies of george w. bush, or president obama who has led to 28 consecutive months of job growth. as a former governor of massachusetts said, it takes a while to get things turned around. it takes longer when one party doesn't want to turn things around at all. where want to know what you think. are the disappointing job numbers because of president obama's policies or gop obstruction? text a for president obama's policies,...
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i think president bush, george w. bush, has been a fine ex-president and contrast it is class he has shown with the lack of class that vice president cheney has shown is dramatic. >> on that note, i will end it. governor ed rendell and richard, thanks for your time to be on the show mitt. >> thank you. >> thanks. >> coming up, sarah palin going to crash the party in tampa? the mama grizzly is roaring. mitt romney has some decisions to make. what do david hasselhoff and presidential kiss cam have in common? summer break is up next. look at those toys. insurance must be expensive. nah. [ dennis' voice ] i bet he's got an allstate agent. they can save you up to 30% more by bundling your policies. well his dog's stupid. [ dennis' voice ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. are you in good hands? with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-
i think president bush, george w. bush, has been a fine ex-president and contrast it is class he has shown with the lack of class that vice president cheney has shown is dramatic. >> on that note, i will end it. governor ed rendell and richard, thanks for your time to be on the show mitt. >> thank you. >> thanks. >> coming up, sarah palin going to crash the party in tampa? the mama grizzly is roaring. mitt romney has some decisions to make. what do david hasselhoff and...
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. >>> former president george w. bush and his wife are in africa helping fight cervical cancer in that country. the bushes have been in africa since june 30th helping repair health clinic. they'll also announce the expansion of their partnership to combat cervical cancer in that country. and those are just a few of the things we thought you should know. the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorption. with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use scottrader streaming quotes. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrad
. >>> former president george w. bush and his wife are in africa helping fight cervical cancer in that country. the bushes have been in africa since june 30th helping repair health clinic. they'll also announce the expansion of their partnership to combat cervical cancer in that country. and those are just a few of the things we thought you should know. the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that...
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a lot of the debt comes from the bush tax cuts, the drug benefit create created by george w. bush and from cleaning up the mess the republicans created and wall street created, but beyond that, mitt romney is an absolutely no position to talk about whittling the debt down when he's advocating a gigantic tax cut for the wealthy that he's not going to even pay for. so it's a both dishonest and hypocritical message. and blaming romney for having not a single new idea for bringing jobs back. not a single idea. >> what i see feeding that narrative, whether it's fact or fiction, we can discuss, is the supreme court's decision having been upheld as a taxes authority of the congress. i can tell you, i can answer the phone for a living. i host a radio program where i hear from people who say see that, i knew i was going to get whacked with a tax to pay for obamacare and largely, the people asserting that have health insurance and won't be subjected to a penalty. >> i heard the same thing from a friend of my sister's. at this point, you need to do an information campaign and just like
a lot of the debt comes from the bush tax cuts, the drug benefit create created by george w. bush and from cleaning up the mess the republicans created and wall street created, but beyond that, mitt romney is an absolutely no position to talk about whittling the debt down when he's advocating a gigantic tax cut for the wealthy that he's not going to even pay for. so it's a both dishonest and hypocritical message. and blaming romney for having not a single new idea for bringing jobs back. not a...
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george w. bush in '04 won them by eight. obama just wants to narrow that gap or not lose them badly. he's not going to win the election there but could lose it. he wants to keep it narrow among seniors. they think this is a way do that. >> erin, my dad was conservative republican. but the one thing he liked was medicare. you know. he worked all his life and said finally i get something for all the money i paid into the government. medicare doesn't -- really popular among people over 65. they really like it. now to come along and threaten to cut it or turn it into a voucher program could be really political suicide for the republicans. do you sense biden is out there like advertising what's to come of a preview of a movie coming? >> absolutely. president obama is going to florida actually on thursday and friday for a couple of events and i expect that he will talk about it then. as chris mentioned, this is an important thing with senior citizens and, as you mentioned as well, in florida and i think that's the reason why paul
george w. bush in '04 won them by eight. obama just wants to narrow that gap or not lose them badly. he's not going to win the election there but could lose it. he wants to keep it narrow among seniors. they think this is a way do that. >> erin, my dad was conservative republican. but the one thing he liked was medicare. you know. he worked all his life and said finally i get something for all the money i paid into the government. medicare doesn't -- really popular among people over 65....
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the "washington post" says his re-election campaign has doubled its effort to allow the george w. bush era tax cuts to expire for the wealthiest americans. a policy that should be an easy sell to the remaining 98% of americans. but where he needs to be fiery and passionate, he stood in a business suit behind a lectern in the executive mansion making a presentation that was almost apologetic. >> yeah, i'm not sure i really agree with that. i think the timing on this first, if you want to talk the raw campaign politics, the timing on this makes a lot of sense because we're having all this discussion about mitt romney's finances, mitt romney's effective tax rate, mitt romney's offshore holdings. this is a great time to introduce something like this subject. but what this really is, this is setting the stakes for this election because obviously, anything that obama tries to do right now, obviously anything the house republicans try to do right now in the bush tax cut, it doesn't matter. what matters is what happens in december, in the lame duck session. after this election. this is re
the "washington post" says his re-election campaign has doubled its effort to allow the george w. bush era tax cuts to expire for the wealthiest americans. a policy that should be an easy sell to the remaining 98% of americans. but where he needs to be fiery and passionate, he stood in a business suit behind a lectern in the executive mansion making a presentation that was almost apologetic. >> yeah, i'm not sure i really agree with that. i think the timing on this first, if you...
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george w. bush has attended our conference when he was a candidate. senator mccain and we really wanted to hear from candidate romney. >> we know there was a video that was sent out. and i tlnd was some disappointment. reporters who were there talked about the disappoint want that was felt. but let me ask you specifically about some policy issues here secretary gutierrez as a representative of the romney campaign. he's gone before the naacp at this hour, facing a group that has serious concernses about a particular policy stand that many latinos do as well. he has supported voter i.d. laws. does he need to address this so that minority voters who would be disproportionately affected and are disproportionately affected by these laws understand where he's coming from? >> we'll see if he addresses that's. i'm sure he will address a gamut of issues. and i tell you, you have to give him credit for the guts and for the honor of going in front of a very important audience who voted overwhelmingly for president obama. clarissa, if i may say so and thank you f
george w. bush has attended our conference when he was a candidate. senator mccain and we really wanted to hear from candidate romney. >> we know there was a video that was sent out. and i tlnd was some disappointment. reporters who were there talked about the disappoint want that was felt. but let me ask you specifically about some policy issues here secretary gutierrez as a representative of the romney campaign. he's gone before the naacp at this hour, facing a group that has serious...
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george w. bush won they by eight. he wants to narrow the gap or not lose badly. he wants to keep the narrow among seniors. they think this is certainly a way to do that. >> you know, erin, my dad was a pretty conservative republican, but the one thing he liked was medicare. he worked all his life and he said finally i get something for all the money i paid into the government. medicare is really popular among people over 65. they really, really like it. and now to come along and threaten to cut it or turn it into a voucher program could be political suicide for the republicans. do you sense biden is out there sort of like advertising what is to come, a preview of a movie coming? >> absolutely. and president obama is going to florida on thursday and friday for a couple events, and i expect that he'll talk about it then. look, as chris mentioned, this is an important thing with senior citizens and as you mentioned as well, in florida, and i think that's the reason paul ryan is not as hot a commodity in terms of the veep stakes because so many republicans i have spo
george w. bush won they by eight. he wants to narrow the gap or not lose badly. he wants to keep the narrow among seniors. they think this is certainly a way to do that. >> you know, erin, my dad was a pretty conservative republican, but the one thing he liked was medicare. he worked all his life and he said finally i get something for all the money i paid into the government. medicare is really popular among people over 65. they really, really like it. and now to come along and threaten...
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w. nick's article gets at it a little bit, is it 50%, 20%? kind of hard to say. >> i want to bring in something governor walker said, to give the republican perspective, because people are getting nervous on that side. he basically said look, never fight a battle on your heels. romney's got to be forceful about fighting back. >> here's the thing. the romney team has to decide what is it they're fighting and what is it they want to explain. pick something and start chipping through this story. there is a distinction as everyone on this table is making between having a title and having responsibility. okay, explain that, because what has happened in the last few days is there's just too many things happening that are easy political ads for the obama team to make. they can show a picture of a document, here's his signature, you can see that right now, then people say oh, my god, must be bad. >> he has been to this rodeo before. he has been to it three times before. how have they not taken t
w. nick's article gets at it a little bit, is it 50%, 20%? kind of hard to say. >> i want to bring in something governor walker said, to give the republican perspective, because people are getting nervous on that side. he basically said look, never fight a battle on your heels. romney's got to be forceful about fighting back. >> here's the thing. the romney team has to decide what is it they're fighting and what is it they want to explain. pick something and start chipping through...